UHC

[jtickle 295]

Just found out that my insurance denied my cpap therapy. I hope this is not a bad sign. I'm so worried the will not approve my surgery and I need it so bad.

They could of denied because you did not have enough episodes of apnea per hour. You have to have a certain amount to qualify for insurance.

[soniaJ 49]

Well although my sleep theapy was denied. They said the numbers weren't severe enough for the sleep theapy so now it's just a waiting game. All my paperwork is in. I'm praying my dr nurse sends it all in soon and praying that they approve the surgery. Keep me in your prayers please:)

[Pelicanlady 122]

Good luck soniaj. I am also waiting for approval from UHC. Paperwork was submitted May 28th. On Friday May 30th I got a call from a UHC nurse wanting to know my surgery date so he could do a surgical admission consultation with me. I told him I didn't have a date and I hadn't been told I had been approved yet. He said oh, well I am on vacation next week, so I will call you back the following week. I am thinking that I did get approved, but the information hasn't reached my surgeon's office yet. I will give them until Wednesday, then I will call and see if they have heard. I sure hope I am approved. This waiting is the worst. I just want to move on to the next step.

[soniaJ 49]

I'm praying for you pelicanlady. It sounds promising!

[Kimmy32763 0]

I have UHC Choice Plus and they told me I will need the 6 month diet, psych eval, and of course it has to be through a Center of Excellence. Maybe once I get things going, they will tell me I don't need some things. Let's hope so because I am not so patient and I don't want to wait six months and pretend to "diet".

[Pelicanlady 122]

Kimmy32763 I also have UHC Choice plus and all I had to do was meet with a psych., and have a 5 year history of being obese. I didn't have a record of being obese 5 years in a row, so I sent them my records from 1993-1998 and 2011-2014. During the combined years I had 8 years that I was obese. I hope they accept that. I haven't heard whether I am approved or not yet. Good luck to you.

Edited June 3, 2014 by Pelicanlady